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No. 78,254. PATENTED MAY 26, 1868.

J. w. BOUGHTON.

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JOHN w. BOYUGHTON, OF APPL'nToN, WISCONSIN.

Letters Patent No. 78,254, dated May 26. 1868.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, JOHN W. BOUGHTON, of Appleton, in the county of Qutag'amie, and State of-Wi'sconsin, have invented'a new and improved Device for a Tobacconists Sign, which I denominat'e the Auto1naticSmoking- Image;" and I do hcr ebydeclare that the following is a full and exact dcscripticm thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a plan view of the mechanism that I employ, and t Figure 2 an elevation with the smoking-image connected therewith.

Like letters indicate corresponding parts in both.

It-is the object of my invention to produce an appropriate and attractive street sign for dealers in tobacco, cigars, 8tc., consisting either ofthe ordinary image or figure generally employed as a sign, or of any grotesque head, bust, or paintedreprcsentation thereof, which, by the aid of the mechanism hereafter described, is made to perform, automatically, the operation of smoking a pipe, cigar, cigarette, or other material, producing tho appearance of tobacco-smoke.

Inorder to produce the successive inhalations and expulsions oi the smoke- I cmployan air-bellows, eonsisting,'prei'rably, of an India-rubber bulb, A, connected with which are two tubes, B C, represented in part by dotted lines, which extend to the month of tbeimago. Arranged at a suitable distance-from this, I employ a mechanical movement, D, consisting, as shown in the drawing, of a train of gear-wheels, driven by a coiled spring, E, or by a weight or other means of imparting motion. To the spindle of .the last wheel of the train I aflix a crank-arnuf, with a pitman, g, which connects with a reciprocating bar, It, being provided with a head or piston, is, which impinge's against the bulb or bellows A at each forward movement of the pistonycoll apsing its side so as to expel the air contained within it. The recession of'tho piston allows the bellows to expand and fill with air again. The tubes are provided with valves, and B being connected with the pipe or; cigar, and

the valve of C closing during the inspiration, the air in caused to enter by piissing-through tbe tobacco, sustaining the combustion, and carrying the smoke into the bellows. ,When the expiration begins, the-valve in B closes, and that of C opens, causing the smoke to bo expelled through the mouth or elsewhere, an orifice being provided in the lips for the purpose. This gives the succession of inhalations and puffs, or expulsions 3f the smoke, the length and frequency of which may be regulated by adapting the speed of the movemeiit to that which is required.

A cigar-holder, or other means of connecting a cigar or pipo to the mouth, may be applied to the image, and so arranged that one may be substituted'for the other. The smoke may be made to issue from the-nostrils or cars, if desired. p

prefer to place the air-bellows in :i. box which is pivoted at one end, I, and provided with a slot, 111, and

set-screw o, by which it may be moved in position to subject it to greater or less thrust of the piston, thereby varying'the inspirations and ex nirations of the volume of smoke by the greater or less expansion and contraction of the bellows.

-Th c necessary apparatus may ,be contained in asmall space, in a box or other suitable enclosure, and concealed from observation, yet accessible for winding upi The tubes 13 and C being small, may be conducted up through the legs, if the imagcis a full-lcngth figure, or through the pedestal, if a bust. Thus, at a small cost, and no expense except for the tobacco consumed, an inviting sign is produced, and one so conspicuous asto attract attention at a much greater distance on the street than the ordinary statuesque figure.

What I claim as my invention, isi I 1. The combination, with an image-figurqof. the mechanism for automatic smoking, substantially as and for the purposes set forth. 3

2. The ap'plication'of the air-bellows A,,provided with the tubes B O, and their valves, to an inanimate figure, for simulating the operation of smoking; substantially as shown and described.

3. In combination with the air-bellows A, the reciprocating piston 1:, bar It, pitman g, and crainkf of the clock'inovement D, arranged andopcrating in tho manncrand for the purpose described. k

4. As an improved tobacconists sign,'thc mechanical or automatic smoking-image herein described In witness whereof, I havc hereunto signed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JNO. W. BOUGHTON Witnesses:

J. W. Hswxnunsr, G. M. 'Lswnnnen. 

